JP2005348027A - Complex communication terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a complex communication terminal device with which transmission of a telephone or a facsimile is easily and exactly performed. <P>SOLUTION: When a business card to which an effective RFID tag is attached is held up to the complex communication terminal device 10 at a state that a hand set 26 is raised, or when the business card to which the effective RFID tag is attached is held up to the complex communication terminal device 10 and the handset 26 is raised, information about a telephone number is read from the RFID tag attached to the business card and automatic transmission is performed. In addition, when the business card to which the effective RFID tag is attached is held up to the complex communication terminal device 10 at a state that a transmitting original is set on an original tray, or when the business card to which the effective RFID tag is attached is held up to the complex communication terminal device 10 at the state that the transmitting original is set on the original tray and the transmitting original is set on the original tray, information about a facsimile number is read from the RFID tag attached to the business card and automatic transmission is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a composite communication terminal apparatus, and more particularly to a composite communication terminal apparatus having a telephone function and a facsimile transmission function.

  For example, when communicating with a person who has exchanged business cards in the past by telephone, it is common to make a call by looking at the telephone number written on the business card.

  However, if a call is made in this way, there is a risk that the wrong party will be called due to a mistake in the number or an erroneous dial operation.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a magnetic tape on which business card information such as a telephone number or a facsimile number is pasted is attached to a business card, and when communicating with the other party, the business card information is read from the magnetic tape attached to the business card and transmitted. It has been proposed to do.

Further, in Patent Document 2, a non-contact IC tag having a telephone number or facsimile number recorded on a business card is attached, and when communicating with a partner, a telephone number or a facsimile number is obtained from the non-contact IC tag attached to the business card. It has been proposed to read and send.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-221829 JP 2002-183893 A

  By the way, in a composite communication terminal device having both telephone and facsimile functions, it is necessary for the user to manually switch between the telephone function and the facsimile function. For this reason, even if the phone number or facsimile number is automatically read from the business card as described above, if the function setting of the terminal device is incorrect, the telephone number and the facsimile number may be sent by mistake, There is a problem that cannot be transmitted at all.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a composite communication terminal apparatus capable of making a telephone or facsimile transmission easily and accurately.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a telephone function for making a call via a handset with a partner connected through a line, and reading the contents of a document set on a document tray, and is designated through the line. In a composite communication terminal apparatus having a facsimile function for transmitting to a transmission destination, reading means for reading a telephone number and / or FAX number from a wireless IC tag storing the telephone number and / or facsimile number, and off-hook detecting an off-hook Detection means, original detection means for detecting an original set on the original tray, and transmission means for transmitting to the telephone number or facsimile number read by the reading means based on the detection results of the off-hook detection means and the original detection means And the reading means reads the telephone number or the telephone number and the facsimile number, When an off-hook is detected by the off-hook detection means, a call is made to the telephone number read by the reading means, a facsimile number or a facsimile number and a telephone number are read by the reading means, and an original is detected by the original detection means And a transmission means for making a call to the facsimile number read by the reading means.

  According to the present invention, the reading means reads the telephone number or the telephone number and the facsimile number stored in the wireless IC tag, and when the off-hook detecting means detects the off-hook, it calls the telephone number read by the reading means, The facsimile number or facsimile number and telephone number stored in the wireless IC tag is read by the reading means, and when the original is detected by the original detecting means, the facsimile number read by the reading means is transmitted. Thereby, it can transmit simply and correctly to the communication destination according to the user's purpose of use.

  The invention according to claim 2 further comprises display means for displaying the telephone number and / or facsimile number read by the reading means in order to achieve the object. A composite communication terminal device is provided.

  According to the present invention, the telephone number and / or facsimile number read from the wireless IC tag by the reading means is displayed on the display means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, if no off-hook detection is detected by the off-hook detection means within a predetermined time after reading the telephone number by the reading means, When the original detection means does not detect the original document within a predetermined time after reading the number, or after the telephone number and the facsimile number are read by the reading means, the off-hook detection means detects the off-hook within the predetermined time. 3. The composite communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising warning means for issuing a warning when no original is detected by the original detection means.

  According to the present invention, after the telephone number is read from the wireless IC tag by the reading means, if no off-hook detection is detected by the off-hook detecting means within a predetermined time, the facsimile number is read from the wireless IC tag by the reading means, When the document detection means does not detect the document within the time, or after reading the telephone number and the facsimile number from the wireless IC tag by the reading means, the off-hook detection by the off-hook detection means within a certain time, or the document detection means When the document is not detected by the warning, a warning is issued by the warning means.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the time and date for making a call and the time and date for sending a facsimile for sending a facsimile are counted, and the call date and time or the facsimile timed by the time measuring means. Writing means for writing the transmission date and time to the wireless IC tag, and the reading means reads the telephone number and / or facsimile number stored in the wireless IC tag and stores the previous time stored in the wireless IC tag. The display means displays the telephone number and / or facsimile number read by the reading means, and the previous call date and / or facsimile transmission read by the reading means. The composite communication terminal apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the date and time are displayed.

  According to the present invention, the call date and time when the call was made and the facsimile transmission date and time when the facsimile was transmitted are timed by the time measuring means. The call date and time or facsimile transmission date and time counted by the time measuring means is written to the wireless IC tag by the writing means. At the time of the next call or facsimile transmission, the call date and facsimile transmission date and time stored in the wireless IC tag are read by the reading means and displayed on the display means as the previous call date and facsimile transmission date and time.

  According to the composite communication terminal device of the present invention, it is possible to easily and accurately make a call or a facsimile.

  The best mode for carrying out the composite communication terminal device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a composite communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention. A composite communication terminal apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is a composite communication terminal apparatus having a telephone function and a facsimile function. The operation unit 12 is mainly operated by a user, the display unit 14 displays an operation state, and the like. Network control, such as a scanner unit 16 for reading image data, a printer unit 18 for printing out facsimile data received from the outside on recording paper, an image CODEC 20 for encoding / decoding image data, and sending a dial signal to the communication line L. A communication control unit 22; a modem unit 24 that modulates and demodulates data to be communicated; a handset 26 for making up a telephone; an A / D / D / A conversion unit 28 that performs analog / digital / digital / analog conversion of voice data; Audio CODEC 30 that decodes and encodes digital audio data, and off-hook that detects off-hook of the handset 26 Output unit 32, RFID reader / writer unit 34 for reading / writing data to / from an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, document detection unit 36 for detecting presence / absence of a transmission document, current time and elapsed time since a predetermined operation is performed The timer unit 38 counts the time, the buzzer generator unit 40 that generates a warning buzzer, and the main control unit 42 that controls the overall operation. The units are connected by a bus 44.

  The main control unit (control means) 42 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The ROM executes programs executed by the CPU and various data necessary for control. Etc. are stored. The CPU performs overall control of each unit of the composite communication terminal device 10 while using the RAM as a work memory based on a program stored in the ROM.

  The handset 26 includes a speaker and a microphone. When the handset 26 is lifted from a predetermined handset holder, the handset 26 becomes off-hook, and when placed, the handset 26 becomes on-hook. The off-hook detection unit 32 detects the off-hook of the handset 26 and outputs it to the main control unit 42. As an off-hook detection method, for example, a switch that is turned on or off by the weight of the handset 26 is provided in the handset holder, and the off-hook of the handset 26 is detected by turning on or off the switch. For example, when the handset 26 is configured wirelessly, an off-hook is detected in conjunction with the call switch of the handset 26.

  The scanner unit 16 includes an automatic document feeding mechanism, and automatically transmits a transmission document set on a document tray to a reading unit and discharges the document to a document discharge tray. The document detection unit 36 detects the presence or absence of a transmission document set on the document tray provided in the scanner unit, and outputs it to the main control unit 42. As a method for detecting a transmission document, for example, a switch that is turned on or off depending on the weight of the document is provided on a document tray, and the presence or absence of the transmission document is detected by turning on or off the switch. Alternatively, a sensor such as an infrared sensor is provided on the document tray to detect that the transmission document is placed on the document tray.

  The RFID reader / writer unit 34 wirelessly reads / writes data from / to the RFID tag brought close to the composite communication terminal device 10 under the control of the main control unit 42. In this example, as shown in FIG. 2, data is read / written wirelessly from / to the RFID tag 2 attached to the business card 1, and information such as a telephone number, facsimile number, previous call date / time, facsimile transmission date / time is stored. Read and write.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the RFID tag 2. As shown in the figure, the RFID tag 2 includes an antenna coil 3, a resonant capacitor 4, a rectifying / smoothing circuit 5, a modem circuit 6, a CPU 7, a ROM 8, and an EEPROM 9.

  The antenna coil 3 is connected in parallel with the resonance capacitor 4 to form a resonance circuit, receives a predetermined high frequency power radio signal transmitted from the RFID reader / writer, and supplies it to the rectifying / smoothing circuit 5. .

  The rectifying / smoothing circuit 5 constitutes an operation power supply circuit. The rectifying / smoothing circuit 5 rectifies and smoothes the electric power radio signal transmitted from the resonance circuit to obtain a constant voltage DC power (operating power) for the CPU 7 or the like. Supply.

  The signal transmitted from the RFID reader / writer unit 34 is transmitted by being superimposed on the power radio signal, and the signal is demodulated by the modem circuit 6 and applied to the CPU 7.

  The CPU 7 operates in accordance with the operation program stored in the ROM 8, executes processing according to the signal input from the modulation / demodulation circuit 6, writes the received data to the EEPROM 9, reads the data from the EEPROM 9, and modulates it by the modulation / demodulation circuit 6. Then, it is transmitted as a radio signal from the antenna coil 3.

  In the RFID tag 2 having the above-described configuration, the rectifying / smoothing circuit 5, the modulation / demodulation circuit 6, the CPU 7, the ROM 8, and the EEPROM 9 are IC chips, mounted on the film together with the antenna coil 3, and attached to the business card 1.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the RFID reader / writer unit. As shown in the figure, the RFID reader / writer unit 34 includes a transmission unit 52 having a transmission antenna coil 50, a reception unit 56 having a reception antenna coil 54, and a reader / writer control unit for controlling the whole. 58.

  When communicating with the RFID tag 2, the carrier signal is modulated by the transmission unit 52 and transmitted as a power radio signal from the transmission antenna coil 50, and then the data signal to be transmitted is superimposed on the power radio signal. The signal is modulated by the transmission unit 52 and transmitted from the transmission antenna coil 50. The radio wave signal transmitted from the RFID tag 2 is received by the receiving antenna coil 54, demodulated by the receiving unit 56, and discriminated as data.

  The operation of the composite communication terminal apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above is as follows.

  In the composite communication terminal device 10 of the present embodiment, when the business card 1 with the valid RFID tag 2 attached to the composite communication terminal device 10 with the handset 26 lifted (off-hook state) is held over the composite communication terminal device 10, or an effective RFID When the business card 1 with the tag 2 is held over the composite communication terminal device 10 and the handset 26 is lifted, the information of the telephone number is read from the RFID tag 2 attached to the business card 1 and automatically transmitted. Further, when the business card 1 with the RFID tag 2 that is effective with the transmission document set on the document tray is held over the composite communication terminal device 10, or the RFID tag 2 that is effective with the transmission document set on the document tray. When the business card 1 marked with is placed over the composite communication terminal apparatus 10 and a transmission document is set on the document tray, the information of the facsimile number is read from the RFID tag 2 attached to the business card 1 and automatically transmitted.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the operation of composite communication terminal apparatus 10 of the present embodiment.

  When the business card 1 with the RFID tag 2 is brought close to the composite communication terminal device 10, the information recorded in the RFID tag 2 is read by the RFID reader / writer unit 34 (step S10). The read information is output to the main control unit 42.

  The main control unit 42 determines whether the information read by the RFID reader / writer unit 34 is valid RFID information (step S11). That is, it is determined whether the read information includes a telephone number or a facsimile number.

  If the result of this determination is that the RFID information is not valid, the main control unit 42 displays a warning message on the display unit 14 (for example, “Telephone number and facsimile number could not be read”) and the buzzer generation unit 40. A warning buzzer is generated (step S12).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the RFID information is valid, it is next determined whether or not the read information includes a telephone number (step S13).

  If the read information does not include a telephone number, the main control unit 42 shifts the mode of the composite communication terminal device 10 to the facsimile mode (step S14), and executes facsimile transmission processing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the read information includes a telephone number, it is then determined whether the read information includes a facsimile number (step S15).

  When the read information does not include the facsimile number, the main control unit 42 shifts the mode of the composite communication terminal device 10 to the telephone mode (step S16), and executes a call origination process.

  On the other hand, if the read information includes a facsimile number, the main control unit 42 shifts the mode of the composite communication terminal device 10 to the telephone / facsimile mode (step S17), and executes a telephone or facsimile transmission process. To do.

  First, the procedure of facsimile transmission processing in the facsimile mode will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  After shifting to the facsimile mode, the main control unit 42 displays the read facsimile number on the display unit 14 (step S20).

  Based on the output from the document detection unit 36, it is determined whether or not a transmission document is set on the document tray (step S21).

  As a result of this determination, if it is determined that a transmission document is set on the document tray, a call is sent to the read facsimile number (step S22), and facsimile transmission processing is executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the transmission document is not set on the document tray, the main control unit 42 determines whether or not a predetermined time (a specified waiting time) has elapsed since the reading of the RFID tag 2 (step S23). ).

  Here, the elapsed time is measured by the timer 38, and the timer 38 measures the elapsed time after the RFID tag 2 is read under the control of the main controller 42.

  The main control unit 42 compares the elapsed time measured by the time measuring unit 38 with a predetermined waiting time recorded in advance in the ROM, and the RFID reader / writer unit 34 reads the RFID tag 2 for a certain period of time ( It is determined whether or not a predetermined waiting time has elapsed.

  As a result of the determination, if it is determined that a certain time has elapsed since reading of the RFID tag 2, the main control unit 42 causes the display unit 14 to display a warning message (for example, “Please set the document to be sent to the document tray”). At the same time, the buzzer generator 40 generates a warning buzzer (step S24).

  Next, the procedure of the telephone call processing in the telephone mode will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When shifting to the telephone mode, the main control unit 42 displays the read telephone number on the display unit 14 (step S30).

  Then, it is determined whether the handset 26 is raised based on the output from the off-hook detection unit 32 (step S31).

  If it is determined that the handset 26 is raised (offset state) as a result of this determination, a call is made to the read telephone number (step S32), and communication processing is executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the handset 26 is not raised (on-hook state), the main control unit 42 determines whether or not a predetermined time (a specified waiting time) has elapsed since the reading of the RFID tag 2 (step S33). ). When it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the main control unit 42 displays a warning message (for example, “Please raise the handset”) on the display unit 14 and causes the buzzer generation unit 40 to generate a warning buzzer. (Step S34).

  Next, the procedure of telephone or facsimile transmission processing in the telephone / facsimile mode will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When shifting to the telephone mode, the main control unit 42 displays the read telephone number and facsimile number on the display unit 14 (step S40).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the handset 26 is raised based on the output from the off-hook detection unit 32 (step S41). If it is determined that the handset 26 is lifted, a call is made to the read telephone number (step S42), and communication processing is executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the handset 26 is not raised, the main control unit 42 then determines whether or not a transmission document is set on the document tray based on the output from the document detection unit 36 (step S43). If it is determined that a transmission document is set on the document tray, the transmission is made to the read facsimile number (step S44), and facsimile transmission processing is executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the transmission document is not set on the document tray, the main control unit 42 determines whether or not a predetermined time (a specified waiting time) has elapsed since the reading of the RFID tag 2 (step S45). ). If it is determined that a certain time has elapsed, a warning message (for example, “Please set the transmission document on the document tray or raise the handset”) is displayed on the display unit 14, and the buzzer generation unit A warning buzzer is generated at 40 (step S46).

  As described above, according to the composite communication terminal 10 of the present embodiment, the business card 1 to which the valid RFID tag 2 is attached by lifting the handset or setting the transmission document on the document tray is used as the composite communication terminal. By simply bringing it closer to the device 10, it is automatically sent to a destination according to the purpose of use. Thereby, it is possible to easily and accurately make a call or a facsimile without switching between the telephone function and the facsimile function.

  When the telephone number or facsimile number is read from the RFID tag and the telephone or facsimile is transmitted as in this embodiment, it is preferable to write the telephone call date and time and facsimile transmission date and time on the RFID tag. The facsimile transmission date / time and telephone call date / time written on the RFID tag are preferably read together with the telephone number or the like at the next facsimile transmission or telephone call and displayed on the display unit 14 (see FIG. 3).

  In the present embodiment, the RFID tag 2 is attached to the business card 1. However, the RFID tag is not limited to this.

  In this embodiment, an RFID tag is used as a wireless IC tag. However, the present invention is not limited to this as long as data can be read from and written to a built-in memory without contact.

The block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the composite communication terminal device which concerns on this invention Plan view showing the structure of a business card with an RFID tag Block diagram showing electrical configuration of RFID tag Block diagram showing electrical configuration of RFID reader / writer The flowchart which shows the process sequence of operation | movement of the composite communication terminal device of this Embodiment. Flowchart showing the procedure of facsimile transmission processing in the facsimile mode The flowchart which shows the procedure of the outgoing call processing of telephone in telephone mode Flow chart showing the procedure of telephone or facsimile transmission processing in telephone / facsimile mode

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Business card, 2 ... RFID tag, 3 ... Antenna coil, 4 ... Resonance capacitor, 5 ... Rectification / smoothing circuit, 6 ... Modulation / demodulation circuit, 7 ... CPU, 8 ... ROM, 9 ... EEPROM, 10 ... Composite communication terminal device , 12 ... operation section, 14 ... display section, 16 ... scanner section, 18 ... printer section, 20 ... image CODEC, 22 ... communication control section, 24 ... modem section, 26 ... handset, 28 ... A / D / D / A Conversion unit 30 ... Audio CODEC 32 ... Off-hook detection unit 34 ... RFID reader / writer unit 36 ... Document detection unit 38 ... Time measuring unit 40 ... Buzzer generation unit 42 ... Main control unit 44 ... Bus 50 ... Coil for transmitting antenna, 52 ... Transmitter, 54 ... Coil for receiving antenna, 56 ... Receiver

Claims (4)

In a composite communication terminal device having a telephone function for making a call via a handset with a partner connected via a line, and a facsimile function for reading the contents of a document set on a document tray and transmitting it to a specified destination via the line ,
Reading means for reading the telephone number and / or FAX number from the wireless IC tag storing the telephone number and / or facsimile number;
Off-hook detection means for detecting off-hook;
Document detection means for detecting a document set on the document tray;
A transmission means for calling the telephone number or facsimile number read by the reading means based on the detection results of the off-hook detection means and the document detection means, wherein the reading means reads the telephone number or the telephone number and the facsimile number; When off-hook is detected by the off-hook detection means, a call is made to the telephone number read by the reading means, the facsimile number or the facsimile number and the telephone number are read by the reading means, and the original is detected by the original detection means. Sending means for calling the facsimile number read by the reading means;
A composite communication terminal device comprising:   2. The composite communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a telephone number and / or a facsimile number read by the reading means.   If no off-hook detection is detected by the off-hook detection unit within a predetermined time after the telephone number is read by the reading unit, the original detection is detected by the original detection unit within a predetermined time after the facsimile number is read by the reading unit. If there is no detection, or after the telephone number and facsimile number are read by the reading means, an off-hook detection by the off-hook detection means or a document detection by the document detection means is not detected within a predetermined time. 3. The composite communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a warning unit. A timekeeping means for timing the call date and time of the call and the facsimile transmission date and time of transmitting the facsimile;
Writing means for writing the date and time of telephone call or facsimile transmission date and time measured by the time measuring means to the wireless IC tag;
The reading means reads the telephone number and / or facsimile number stored in the wireless IC tag, reads the previous call date and / or facsimile transmission date stored in the wireless IC tag, and displays the display. The means displays the telephone number and / or facsimile number read by the reading means, and displays the previous call date and / or facsimile transmission date and time read by the reading means. The composite communication terminal device according to 1.

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